SerpApi is a real-time API for scraping and parsing search engine results. One GET https://serpapi.com/search request, selected by the engine parameter, returns structured JSON (or raw HTML or Markdown for LLMs) from Google (search, maps, jobs, trends, shopping, scholar, flights, hotels, news, images, AI Mode and AI Overview), Bing, Baidu, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Naver, YouTube, Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Apple, TikTok and more; SerpApi handles proxies, CAPTCHAs and parsing. Extras cover the Search Archive, Account, Locations, Image upload and the Extract API; a hosted MCP server at mcp.serpapi.com and 12 client libraries (Ruby, Python, JavaScript, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NET, Swift, C++, CLI, MCP) are maintained by SerpApi, LLC (Austin, Texas).
SerpApi is listed with 10 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Account API, Search API, and 8 more. Tagged areas include Bing, Google, Search, Search Engines, and SERP.
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SerpApi’s developer surface includes CLI, changelog, sandbox, authentication, engineering blog, documentation, API reference, and 53 more developer resources.
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SerpApi Google Jobs results (engine=google_jobs) as structured JSON: job titles, companies, locations, descriptions, related links and apply options. Real-time scraping with pro...
SerpApi Google Local results (engine=google_local): local pack businesses with ratings, reviews, addresses, GPS coordinates and place ids. Real-time scraping with proxies and CA...
SerpApi Google Maps results (engine=google_maps): place search, place details, reviews, photos and directions as JSON. Real-time scraping with proxies and CAPTCHA solving handle...
SerpApi Google Search results (engine=google) parsed into JSON: organic results, knowledge graph, answer box, ads, AI overview, related questions, local pack and more; output as...
SerpApi Google Trends data (engine=google_trends): interest over time, interest by region, related topics and related queries. Real-time scraping with proxies and CAPTCHA solvin...
SerpApi Account API: GET https://serpapi.com/account.json returns plan, searches left, extra credits, this/last hour usage and account_rate_limit_per_hour for the API key. Free;...
SerpApi Extract API (engine=extract): GET https://serpapi.com/search?engine=extract&url= returns the page as Markdown plus page information, meta tags, Open Graph, JSON-LD, inli...
SerpApi Image API: multipart/form-data POST https://serpapi.com/image uploads a JPG/PNG/WebP image (max 500 KB) and returns an image_id, valid for 10 minutes, for reverse-image ...
aid: serpapi
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-search/serpapi/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: SerpApi
tags:
- Bing
- Google
- Search
- Search Engines
- SERP
- Web Scraping
- AI Agents
- MCP
- Markdown
- Baidu
- DuckDuckGo
- YouTube
- Amazon
kind: contract
deliveryModel:
model: unknown
open_source: false
commercial: false
callable_host: true
label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
confidence: low
source:
- openapi
generated: '2026-08-28'
method: derived
accessModel:
pricing: freemium
onboarding: self-serve
trial: false
try_now: true
public: false
gated: none
gated_source:
- onboarding
label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
confidence: high
source:
- plans
- authentication
- rate-limits
- security
- sandbox
generated: '2026-11-06'
method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/serpapi.png
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2024-11-07'
modified: '2026-11-05'
position: Producing
description: SerpApi is a real-time API for scraping and parsing search engine results. One GET https://serpapi.com/search
request, selected by the engine parameter, returns structured JSON (or raw HTML or Markdown for LLMs) from Google (search,
maps, jobs, trends, shopping, scholar, flights, hotels, news, images, AI Mode and AI Overview), Bing, Baidu, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo,
Yandex, Naver, YouTube, Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Apple, TikTok and more; SerpApi handles proxies, CAPTCHAs and parsing. Extras
cover the Search Archive, Account, Locations, Image upload and the Extract API; a hosted MCP server at mcp.serpapi.com and
12 client libraries (Ruby, Python, JavaScript, Go, PHP, Java, Rust, .NET, Swift, C++, CLI, MCP) are maintained by SerpApi,
LLC (Austin, Texas).
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
email: kin@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.23'
common:
- type: CapabilityMap
url: capabilities/serpapi-capability-edges.yml
name: SerpApi Business Capability Map
- type: Spectral
url: rules/serpapi-rules.yml
- type: JSONLD
url: json-ld/serpapi-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
url: vocabulary/serpapi-vocabulary.yml
- type: AgentSkill
url: skills/_index.yml
- type: DataModel
url: data-model/serpapi-data-model.yml
- type: CLI
url: cli/serpapi-cli.yml
- type: ChangeLog
url: changelog/serpapi-changelog.yml
- type: Conventions
url: conventions/serpapi-conventions.yml
- type: Sandbox
url: sandbox/serpapi-sandbox.yml
- type: Compliance
url: https://serpapi.com/security
- type: Deprecation
url: lifecycle/serpapi-lifecycle.yml
- type: Lifecycle
url: lifecycle/serpapi-lifecycle.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
url: errors/serpapi-problem-types.yml
- type: Conformance
url: conformance/serpapi-conformance.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
url: llms/serpapi-llms.txt
- type: ToolCrosswalk
url: mcp/serpapi-tool-crosswalk.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
url: well-known/serpapi-www-security.txt
- type: SecurityTxt
url: well-known/serpapi-status-security.txt
- type: SecurityTxt
url: well-known/serpapi-security.txt
- type: WellKnown
url: well-known/serpapi-well-known.yml
- type: Hosts
url: hosts/serpapi-hosts.yml
- type: IntegrationEdges
url: integrations/serpapi-integration-edges.yml
- type: Vendors
url: vendors/serpapi-vendors.yml
- type: SDKs
url: packages/serpapi-packages.yml
- type: Packages
url: packages/serpapi-packages.yml
- type: StatusPage
url: https://status.serpapi.com/
- type: Plans
url: plans/serpapi-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
url: rate-limits/serpapi-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
url: finops/serpapi-finops.yml
- type: Website
url: https://serpapi.com/
- type: AgenticAccess
url: agentic-access/serpapi-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
url: security/serpapi-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
url: security/serpapi-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
url: security/serpapi-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
url: authentication/serpapi-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/serpapi
- name: GitHub Organization
url: https://github.com/serpapi
type: GitHubOrganization
- name: Postman Workspace
url: https://www.postman.com/serpapi/serpapi/overview
type: PostmanWorkspace
- name: MCP Server
url: https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-mcp
type: MCPServer
- name: Agent Skills
url: https://github.com/serpapi/skills
type: AgentSkills
- type: LlmsText
url: https://serpapi.com/llms.txt
- url: https://serpapi.com/blog/feed
type: BlogRSS
- type: Blog
url: https://serpapi.com/blog
- type: Documentation
url: https://serpapi.com/search-api
- type: APIReference
url: https://serpapi.com/search-api
- type: GettingStarted
url: https://serpapi.com/integrations
name: Getting Started (Integrations)
- type: Pricing
url: https://serpapi.com/pricing
- type: ChangeLog
url: https://serpapi.com/release-notes
name: Release Notes
- type: Roadmap
url: https://github.com/serpapi/public-roadmap
name: Public Roadmap
- type: SignUp
url: https://serpapi.com/users/sign_up
- type: Login
url: https://serpapi.com/users/sign_in
- type: TermsOfService
url: https://serpapi.com/legal
- type: PrivacyPolicy
url: https://serpapi.com/legal
- type: Security
url: https://serpapi.com/security
name: Security
- type: Sandbox
url: https://serpapi.com/playground
name: Playground
- type: About
url: https://serpapi.com/team
name: Team and Careers
- type: Newsroom
url: https://serpapi.com/media
name: Media Kit
- type: Support
url: mailto:support@serpapi.com
name: Support (email)
- type: FAQ
url: https://serpapi.com/faq
apis:
- aid: serpapi:serpapi-google-jobs-api
name: SerpApi Google Jobs API
tags:
- Job
- Google
- Search
tags_raw:
- Jobs
- Google
- Search
humanURL: https://serpapi.com/google-jobs-api
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://serpapi.com/google-jobs-api
description: 'SerpApi Google Jobs results (engine=google_jobs) as structured JSON: job titles, companies, locations, descriptions,
related links and apply options. Real-time scraping with proxies and CAPTCHA solving handled by SerpApi; one GET https://serpapi.com/search
request selected by the engine parameter.'
baseURL: https://serpapi.com
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/serpapi.png
- aid: serpapi:serpapi-google-local-api
name: SerpApi Google Local API
tags:
- Local
- Google
- Places
humanURL: https://serpapi.com/google-local-api
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://serpapi.com/google-local-api
description: 'SerpApi Google Local results (engine=google_local): local pack businesses with ratings, reviews, addresses,
GPS coordinates and place ids. Real-time scraping with proxies and CAPTCHA solving handled by SerpApi; one GET https://serpapi.com/search
request selected by the engine parameter.'
baseURL: https://serpapi.com
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/serpapi.png
- aid: serpapi:serpapi-google-maps-api
name: SerpApi Google Maps API
tags:
- Maps
- Google
- Places
humanURL: https://serpapi.com/google-maps-api
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://serpapi.com/google-maps-api
description: 'SerpApi Google Maps results (engine=google_maps): place search, place details, reviews, photos and directions
as JSON. Real-time scraping with proxies and CAPTCHA solving handled by SerpApi; one GET https://serpapi.com/search request
selected by the engine parameter.'
baseURL: https://serpapi.com
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/serpapi.png
- aid: serpapi:serpapi-google-search-api
name: SerpApi Google Search API
tags:
- Google
- Search
- SERP
humanURL: https://serpapi.com/search-api
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://serpapi.com/search-api
description: 'SerpApi Google Search results (engine=google) parsed into JSON: organic results, knowledge graph, answer box,
ads, AI overview, related questions, local pack and more; output as JSON, raw HTML or Markdown. Real-time scraping with
proxies and CAPTCHA solving handled by SerpApi; one GET https://serpapi.com/search request selected by the engine parameter.'
baseURL: https://serpapi.com
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/serpapi.png
- aid: serpapi:serpapi-google-trends-api
name: SerpApi Google Trends API
tags:
- Trends
- Google
- Analytics
humanURL: https://serpapi.com/google-trends-api
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://serpapi.com/google-trends-api
description: 'SerpApi Google Trends data (engine=google_trends): interest over time, interest by region, related topics
and related queries. Real-time scraping with proxies and CAPTCHA solving handled by SerpApi; one GET https://serpapi.com/search
request selected by the engine parameter.'
baseURL: https://serpapi.com
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/serpapi.png
- aid: serpapi:serpapi-account-api
name: SerpApi Account API
description: 'SerpApi Account API: GET https://serpapi.com/account.json returns plan, searches left, extra credits, this/last
hour usage and account_rate_limit_per_hour for the API key. Free; does not count as a search.'
humanURL: https://serpapi.com/account-api
tags:
- Account
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/serpapi-account-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://serpapi.com/account-api
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/serpapi-generic-response-schema.json
baseURL: https://serpapi.com
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/serpapi.png
- aid: serpapi:serpapi-search-api
name: SerpApi Search API
description: 'SerpApi Search API: GET https://serpapi.com/search with engine=<google|bing|baidu|yahoo|duckduckgo|youtube|amazon|ebay|...>
returns parsed search engine results as JSON (or HTML / Markdown), and GET https://serpapi.com/searches/{search_id}.json
retrieves an archived or async search. 165 engine reference pages are indexed in https://serpapi.com/llms.txt.'
humanURL: https://serpapi.com/search-api
tags:
- Search
- Search Engines
- SERP
- Web Scraping
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/serpapi-search-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://serpapi.com/search-api
- type: APIReference
url: https://serpapi.com/search-api
- type: Documentation
name: Search Archive API
url: https://serpapi.com/search-archive-api
- type: Documentation
name: API Status and Error Codes
url: https://serpapi.com/api-status-and-error-codes
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/serpapi-generic-response-schema.json
baseURL: https://serpapi.com
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/serpapi.png
- aid: serpapi:serpapi-extract-api
name: SerpApi Extract API
description: 'SerpApi Extract API (engine=extract): GET https://serpapi.com/search?engine=extract&url=<page> returns the
page as Markdown plus page information, meta tags, Open Graph, JSON-LD, inline links, images, media and feeds; mode=map
lists a site''s URLs and mode=crawl extracts up to 100 pages (one search credit per extracted page). Announced 2026-10-13.'
humanURL: https://serpapi.com/extract-api
baseURL: https://serpapi.com
tags:
- Web Scraping
- Markdown
- Extraction
- Crawling
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://serpapi.com/extract-api
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/serpapi.png
- aid: serpapi:serpapi-locations-api
name: SerpApi Locations API
description: 'SerpApi Locations API: GET https://serpapi.com/locations.json?q=<text>&limit=<n> (max 10) returns Google geo-targets
with id, google_id, canonical_name, country_code, target_type, reach and gps, for use as the location parameter of the
Search API. Free and needs no API key.'
humanURL: https://serpapi.com/locations-api
baseURL: https://serpapi.com
tags:
- Location
- Geo-Targeting
- Google
- Search
tags_raw:
- Locations
- Geotargeting
- Google
- Search
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://serpapi.com/locations-api
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/serpapi.png
- aid: serpapi:serpapi-image-api
name: SerpApi Image API
description: 'SerpApi Image API: multipart/form-data POST https://serpapi.com/image uploads a JPG/PNG/WebP image (max 500
KB) and returns an image_id, valid for 10 minutes, for reverse-image engines such as the Google Lens API (engine=google_lens&image_id=...).'
humanURL: https://serpapi.com/image-api
baseURL: https://serpapi.com
tags:
- Image
- Reverse Image Search
- Google Lens
tags_raw:
- Images
- Reverse Image Search
- Google Lens
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://serpapi.com/image-api
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/serpapi.png
x-enrichment:
date: '2026-11-05'
status: enriched
artifacts_added: 20
pass: local-v6
SerpApi — frequently asked questions
Does SerpApi have an API?
Yes. APIs.io lists 10 APIs from SerpApi, including SerpApi Google Jobs API, SerpApi Google Local API and SerpApi Google Maps API, and 7 more.
Is there an OpenAPI specification for the SerpApi?
Yes. APIs.io indexes 2 OpenAPI specifications for SerpApi, each linked for download from this page.
How do I authenticate with the SerpApi?
SerpApi uses bearer-token authentication (apiKey/http · 3 schemes). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Serpapi Authentication.
How much does the SerpApi cost?
SerpApi publishes its prices; its Free plan is $0 as of 2026-11-05. APIs.io lists 63 pricing plans for SerpApi, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.
Does SerpApi have an MCP server?
Yes. APIs.io lists 2 MCP servers for SerpApi: Remote MCP server at mcp.serpapi.com over streamable HTTP requiring an API key; 4 tools listed.
Is the SerpApi ready for AI agents?
SerpApi has a Kin Score of 75.0 out of 100 (exemplar) and an Agent Readiness score of 41.9 (agent-native), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.
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